"The Island" is surrounded by shallow water

Rating: 6/10 (8 October 2007)

The film started out very promising but ended like an average action flick. The actors were great, the pictures were breathtaking, the idea was excellent but nevertheless it ended like an average action flick. Don't misunderstand me, I like average action flicks. But I wouldn't rate them high. And granted, "The Island" is on the edge between being average and special, but unfortunately it jumps not further than 6 out of 10. Most of the happenings were predictable and though the topic it dealt with was interesting the movie waded most of the time through shallow water. Yes, I would watch it again but rather because of Scarlett Johansson's voice and Ewan McGregor's accent than because of the film itself. Which is nevertheless solid entertainment and worth of watching - once. I'm sorry, it could have been much better though.